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"Not necessarily!"

Qi Shuang also drew his Kunai and cautiously said, "Although the Transformation Jutsu can't imitate the changes in the Byakugan, not just one member of the Hyuga Clan possesses the Byakugan!"

Then, gazing at the surrounded "Hyuga Main Family," the other three fell into thought.

Under normal circumstances, an ordinary person using the Transformation Jutsu couldn't imitate the changes in the Byakugan, but a member of the Hyuga Clan could.

They already possessed the Kekkei Genkai of the Byakugan. Even if they transformed into the appearance of the Hyuga Main Family, they could still use the same Byakugan changes.

In other words, the person before them might not be the Hyuga Main Family, but he was definitely a member of the Hyuga Clan.

"Whoever he is, take him down. If we can dispel the Transformation Jutsu, we'll know who he really is!" Mei Terumi curled her lips. She immediately formed hand seals and spat a mouthful of milky-white mucus at her opponent.

"Lava Style: Lava Globs Technique."

The milky-white mucus rapidly expanded in midair, transforming into a sheet of cotton batting that descended over the target below.

Seeing the sheet of white cotton batting falling, the Hyuga Main Family's expression grew solemn. Without hesitation, he flashed to the side and launched an attack at Zabuza.

Clang!

The cotton batting landed on the empty ground, and wisps of white smoke immediately rose around it.

The ground was being corroded.

At the same time, Zabuza held his blade horizontally in front of him. Although he blocked the opponent's strike, he was knocked back several steps by a palm strike.

He immediately understood that the opponent's strength far surpassed his own.

And this was with the opponent fighting while in poor condition. At his peak, a single palm strike would probably have been enough to send Zabuza flying.

On the other side, Mei Terumi was somewhat surprised to see her opponent dodge her Lava Style mucus without hesitation.

Under normal circumstances, when people saw this ninjutsu of hers, they would always be curious enough to test it.

Some blocked it on the spot, while others threw ninja tools at it. As for the results, most of them naturally ended up dead—dead with their features disfigured beyond recognition.

Only a few lucky ones survived because they had been cautious enough to dodge.

But the person before her hadn't shown the slightest intention of testing it. He had dodged without hesitation, which inevitably surprised her.

Could this guy know the effects of my ninjutsu? she wondered.

Only that could explain why he wasn't curious in the slightest.

Perhaps I've used it too many times today, and this guy learned about it from the other Konoha shinobi! she silently came up with a reasonable explanation for him.

"Water Release: Iron Cannonball."

The moment the cotton batting missed, Ao formed hand seals and used a ninjutsu.

He opened his mouth and spat out a ball of water. The water ball swelled as it rode the wind, transforming into a high-pressure water cannonball the size of a basin before shooting toward the "Hyuga Main Family."

"Gentle Fist: Eight Trigrams Palms Rotation."

After knocking Zabuza back with a single strike without achieving the expected result, the "Hyuga Main Family" seemed somewhat disappointed.

Sensing the water cannonball attacking from behind, he immediately shifted his feet and began to spin. Chakra erupted from the major acupoints throughout his body, transforming into a pale-blue sphere of light about two meters in diameter.

Buzz!

The high-pressure water cannonball struck the pale-blue sphere of light head-on, but the sphere didn't move at all.

Instead, the water cannonball was rapidly worn down by the force of its high-speed rotation.

In the blink of an eye, the water cannonball was completely ground away, leaving behind a shallow puddle around the sphere of light.

"Let's see how long you can keep this up!"

Seeing this, Qi Shuang pulled five Explosive Tags from his pouch and immediately threw them over.

He knew perfectly well that the Hyuga Clan's Eight Trigrams Palms Rotation was a barrier formed from chakra combined with high-speed rotational force. It was extremely difficult to break through with external force.

Even in the original story, he couldn't remember anyone breaking through this technique's defense head-on.

The title of "absolute defense" wasn't mere boasting!

He had no confidence that he could break through this defense.

But there had never been a truly invincible technique in this world. The Hyuga Clan's technique was powerful, but it wasn't without flaws.

Because of the high-speed rotation, the technique placed an enormous burden on the body, so it couldn't be released continuously.

Moreover, the chakra barrier on its outer layer originated from the user's chakra output. The longer it lasted and the stronger the attacks it blocked, the greater the technique's consumption became.

Right now, this person was using the technique with an exhausted body. He definitely couldn't maintain it for long.

There was no need for him to forcefully clash with this Rotation technique. He only needed to use the Explosive Tags to attack and intensify the opponent's chakra consumption.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

After a series of deafening explosions, the smoke slowly dispersed, revealing a swaying figure.

"Looks like he really can't hold on anymore!" Qi Shuang's lips curled slightly.

An enemy who couldn't even stand steadily was already at the end of his strength.

However, none of them let down their guard.

"Lava Style: Lava Globs Technique."

Mei Terumi spat another mass of milky-white mucus toward him.

"Water Release: Iron Cannonball."

At the same time, Ao also fired a high-pressure water cannonball toward the target.

The two attacked from the left and right, respectively sealing off the opponent's ability to dodge to either side.

Then, seeing Qi Shuang forming hand seals in front of him as well, the "Hyuga Main Family" immediately abandoned the idea of moving forward and swiftly retreated.

His all-round field of vision from the Byakugan revealed that the little boy wielding a blade behind him was charging over with his weapon raised.

Compared to facing the unknown ninjutsu of the boy in front, he would rather deal with the half-baked swordsmanship of the boy behind him.

As for leaping into the air to dodge, he had no intention of doing that.

He was facing four enemies alone. Without an ally to cover him, leaping into the air would make him a sitting duck for the boy in front to attack with ninjutsu.

Therefore, retreating was the more reasonable choice.

Bang!

The milky-white mucus and the high-pressure water cannonball collided, scattering water across the ground.

Meanwhile, the "Hyuga Main Family" was drawing closer and closer to Zabuza's blade.

"Your swordsmanship still has a long way to go, but you've already run out of chances, brat!" Seeing that the blade was only a fist's width from him, the "Hyuga Main Family" sneered and extended his palm.

This time, he was completely confident that he could kill his opponent with a single strike!

"I don't think so!" Zabuza replied confidently.

He trusted his captain and his two other teammates.

Especially since Qi Shuang's ninjutsu was still ready to go. It was obvious that he was waiting for an opportunity.

An opportunity that would decide the victor.

Just as the "Hyuga Main Family's" palm was about to land on Zabuza's head, a surge of chakra fluctuation came from beside his feet.

"Ice Release: Ice Binding Technique."

Two white ropes suddenly shot out from the shallow puddle on the ground. In an instant, they wrapped around the "Hyuga Main Family's" hands and feet.

Qi Shuang had unleashed the ninjutsu he had just prepared.

"How is this possible!"

The "Hyuga Main Family" widened his eyes. Faced with this sudden ninjutsu, he was caught off guard.

He had originally thought that, relying on his Byakugan, he could definitely avoid the other boy's ninjutsu while killing this brat wielding a blade.

But he hadn't expected that the starting point of this ninjutsu wasn't the other boy himself at all. It was right beside his own feet.

Inside that inconspicuous puddle!

His mistaken estimation, combined with the extremely short distance, meant he had no time to dodge the opponent's ninjutsu. He was immediately caught by it.